Saroba ceylonica

Last updated

Saroba ceylonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
S. ceylonica
Binomial name
Saroba ceylonica
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Thermesia ceylonicaWalker, 1865
  • Capnodes cascalisSwinhoe, 1891
  • Capnodes asulcaSwinhoe, 1918

Saroba ceylonica is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. [1] It is found in the Indian subregion, the Andaman Islands, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo and Sri Lanka. [2]

Its forewings are dark, dull brown. Reniform marks of punctate blackish fasciation found on the forewing. [3]

Related Research Articles

<i>Arrade</i>

Arrade is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae described by Francis Walker in 1863.

Saroba is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.

<i>Tephriopis</i> Genus of moths

Tephriopis is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Tephriopis divulsa, was first described by Francis Walker in 1865.

<i>Condica dolorosa</i> Species of moth

Condica dolorosa is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Indo-Australian tropics, including Borneo, Hawaii, Hong Kong, India, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Queensland in Australia.

<i>Odonestis vita</i> Species of moth

Odonestis vita is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Moore in 1859. Three former subspecies are now recognized as separate species.

Hyperlopha cristifera is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Sri Lanka, Laos, Malaysia and Australia. Adult wings are pale brown, sometimes with a number of dark dots near the tornus of each forewing. Forewings with a hooked wingtip, and a cusp on the margin can be found.

<i>Mecodina praecipua</i> Species of moth

Mecodina praecipua is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865.

<i>Nagadeba indecoralis</i> Species of moth

Nagadeba indecoralis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Sri Lanka, Java, India, Myanmar, India's Andaman Islands, Japan and Taiwan.

Radara subcupralis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866.

Saroba maculicosta is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Sundaland, the Philippines, Papuan region to Solomon islands and Sri Lanka.

Saroba pustulifera is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in the Indian subregion, Hong Kong, Thailand, Sundaland, Sulawesi and Sri Lanka.

Poeta quadrinotata is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Sri Lanka, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.

Hadennia mysalis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Sri Lanka, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Borneo, Myanmar and the Andaman Islands.

<i>Hipoepa biasalis</i> Species of moth

Hipoepa biasalis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Oriental tropics of India and Sri Lanka to Taiwan, Sumatra, Borneo, the Philippines and Sulawesi.

<i>Simplicia bimarginata</i> Species of moth

Simplicia bimarginata is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo, the Philippines and Sulawesi.

Altha subnotata is a moth of the family Limacodidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Sri Lanka, India and Nepal.

Giaura tortricoides is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Sri Lanka, Japan, Andaman Islands, Borneo, Sumatra, Flores, Sulawesi, New Guinea, Bismarck Islands and Australia.

Lasiolopha saturata is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, New Guinea and Australia.

Labanda saturalis is a moth in the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka, and from New Guinea to the Solomon Islands.

Nola lucidalis is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka, Borneo, Java, the Philippines and Taiwan.

References

  1. "Species Details: Saroba ceylonica Walker, 1865". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 via Academia.
  3. ""Saroba" ceylonica Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 2 March 2018.